Items of Interest to Farmers
Price of serum increased at Purdue University from one cent to one and one-fourth cents per cubic centimeter with new price effective July 22. Shortage of Purdue serum leads to reserving for sick herds only. Substitute for corn advised as cheaper pasture feed at 28.00 per ton though not a protein substitute. Potatoes heavily blighted last year, now reappearing. Bordeaux mixture recommended with precise preparation and dilution details. Beetle spraying guidance and equipment notes included. Obituary recounts Bethel pioneer mother. funeral at Bethel homestead July 6 conducted by Rev E W Gray, interment at Best Gilead cemetery.
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Purdue University
Purdue
H. R. Smalley
Obituary of Olive M Barnum of Bronson and Bethel
Olive M Barnum born January 8 1837 in Elva Erie County New York was the second of three children of Edward Barnum and Mary Chester. She moved to Lockport and Bronson before marrying Samuel Freeman in 1859 and had seven children four surviving, plus a sister Mary Chester six grandchildren two sons in law and one daughter in law. The husband died nineteen years ago.
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Olive M. Barnum
Elva
Erie Co
N. Y
Edward Barnum
Lockport
Mary Chester
Kankakee
Ill
Daniel Thomas
Bronson
David C. Compton
Samuel Freeman
Chas. E
Herbert E
Bethel
Harry Creen
Gilead
Morton Friend
Orland
Ind
Valley Line Depot at LaGrange Burned
A severe electrical storm last Sunday struck the Valley Line depot and offices at LaGrange, causing a major fire. Loss estimated at 3000 dollars with insured buildings. the storm also damaged nearby crops by wind and rain.
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LaGrange
Valley Line
District Four Geneva Stayner Guests Near Geneva
District No 4 Geneva Stayner visited with her grandparents Fred Gay and wife last Friday Azalia Whitney stayed with Chas Jones and family part of last week Shelly Hines and wife from Waterloo visited Will Barber and wife Frank Barber spent Sunday with his brother Will Mrs Gifford and daughter plan a visit with sister Mrs C O Jones Mrs C C Mitchell and daughter visited sister Mrs C O Jones Francis and Georgia Gay spent time with cousins Ruth and Mildred Oary G H Dudley wife and Shelly Hines and wife did an auto trip to Tekonsha to visit relatives
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Gifford
Orrin
Norton
H.sei Mindakutdy
Famig
Tohn Kugler
Tom Stayner
Will Swarms
C. C. Mitchell
C. O. Jones
Francis
Georgia Gay
Ruth
Mildred Oary
G. H. Dudley
Shelly Hines
Tekonsha
Lake Gage Social News Totals Weekend Visits
Lake Gage residents report a quiet weekend with Mrs. C. J. Rowley traveling to Coldwater Saturday to aid her sister Mrs. Bisbee who is recovering from a paralysis stroke. Ed Pocock and family visited Frank Salisbury and family on Sunday. Frank Gay and wife spent Sunday with her parents G. M. Rowley and wife.
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C. J. Rowley
Coldwater
Mrs. Bisbee
Ed Pocock
Frank Salisbury
Frank Gay
G. M. Rowley
Weekly share admissions and berry sales schedule
Shares will be admitted on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday each week. Berries will be available for sale at any time.
Sunday visits and local notices from Greenfield area
Greenfield Mills Miss Oneta Keller visiting with her Bronson relatives accompanied by her Bronson aunt. H G Rinkel spent Sunday with kin in Butler Indiana and Melbourne Ohio. G H Hershey with P L Hunsinger family drove to Kalamazoo to see James Groves in hospital with cancer. Delcie Wetzel hosted Angola visitors. Little Weldon Alleshouse injured a right limb playing in a yard cupboard. Roland Parker and Geo Rinkel rent Van Husen huckleberry marsh to manage it.
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Oneta Keller
Bronson
H. G. Rinkel
Butler
Ind
Melbourne
Ohio
G- H. Hershey
P. L. Hunsinger
Kalamazoo
James Groves
Delcie Wetzel
Angola
Weldon Alleshouse
Roland Parker
Geo. Rinkel
van Husan Huckleberry Marsh
Horton's Appen D Form Promotes Abdominal Health
An advertisement extols Appen D Form as a remedy for appendix related issues and general abdominal inflammation. It promotes quick relief from Appendixitis Peritonitis Pneumonia Pleurisy and other abdominal conditions and invites readers to contact Jennings & Son in Miland Indiana for booklets and testimonials.
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Horton
Jennings & Son
Miland
Indiana
Farmers urged to invest in better machinery to boost profits
Local advisory urging farmers to replace old tools with modern equipment cites wartime European farming disruption. It promises that investing now will double receipts and grow bank accounts, claiming any machinery or implement will repay in the first season.
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Geneva Stayner
Fred Gay
Azalia Whitney
Chas. Jones and Family
Waterloo
Will Barber
Frank Barber
Brother
Will
Lake Gage
Mens Furnishings
J.G
Parker & Co
Bigs Department Store
Greenfield Mills
Orland Hardware
Europe
Sible Financial
E. J. Hackett
Orland, Indiana
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